November 4, 2020 •
Puerto Rico Awaits Final Results in Tight Gubernatorial Race
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Voters across Puerto Rico await final results on November 4 following elections that saw long lines and produced a tight gubernatorial race. Candidate Pedro Pierluisi holds a slight lead over Carlos Delgado Altieri and several other candidates in the race […]
Voters across Puerto Rico await final results on November 4 following elections that saw long lines and produced a tight gubernatorial race.
Candidate Pedro Pierluisi holds a slight lead over Carlos Delgado Altieri and several other candidates in the race for governor.
Pierluisi, the candidate for the pro-statehood New Progressive Party, is the territory’s former non-voting representative in Congress.
He also briefly served as governor following huge street protests last year that led to the resignation of former Gov. Ricardo Rosselló.
Rosselló was forced out of office in August 2019 amid mass street protests and corruption allegations.
His successor, Wanda Vázquez Garced, battled the pandemic and earthquakes until Pierluisi won the gubernatorial primary earlier this year.
Pierluisi also trailed gubernatorial opponents Juan Dalmau of the Puerto Rican Independence Party, Alexandra Lúgaro of Citizen Victory Movement, César Vázquez of the Dignity Project, and independent candidate Eliezer Molina.
With more than 95% of the votes counted, Pierluisi leads Altieri 32.40% to 31.36%.
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